Chapter Summaries

Drake and the four other SWORD members battled Chinjao and his assembled allies in the harbor district. After Drake was forced back, she revealed that she had contacted a hotheaded ally, whose approach filled the sky with lightning and crimson flames.

• Chinjao and Drake clashed while Bartolomeo, Sai, Ideo, Hajrudin, and Orlumbus attacked the SWORD members and their positions.
• Usopp and Hibari supported Kujaku, who used her whip to raise waves of rubble and scatter the enemy's underlings.
• Chinjao overwhelmed Drake with his spinning head, but Drake struck him with her head and sent him crashing through a wall.
• Drake returned to human form and stood with Sanji and Kujaku as Chinjao's allies regrouped behind him.
• Drake revealed that she had contacted a hotheaded ally, and crimson flames and lightning appeared on the horizon.

Chinjao’s forces attacked Drake’s group, but Enel’s lightning spears struck Cavendish and Sai before Sakazuki’s Meteor Volcano engulfed the battlefield. As Chinjao resisted the magma assault, Enel and Sakazuki appeared amid the devastation.

• Chinjao ordered Cavendish and Sai to attack Drake’s group, and the pair charged forward.
• Two lightning spears struck Cavendish and Sai, leaving Cavendish injured and pinning Sai to the ground.
• Chinjao rushed to Sai and called out in grief as the sky turned red and magma meteors began to fall.
• Sakazuki’s Meteor Volcano set the battlefield ablaze and overwhelmed members of the adventure group.
• Chinjao fought back against the magma while Enel and Sakazuki arrived on the burning battlefield.

Sakazuki’s Meteor Volcano devastated the Adventurer Group Alliance, but Bartolomeo’s barrier protected a few survivors. After Sakazuki learned of Bartolomeo’s criminal past, he destroyed the barrier and apparently killed him; Enel then learned Roy had wanted Bartolomeo brought back for his useful Devil Fruit.

• Sakazuki’s Meteor Volcano left the Adventurer Group Alliance in ruins, while Bartolomeo’s barrier shielded him and a handful of survivors.
• Enel mocked the survivors and provoked Hajrudin by asking whether Loki had kept the giants under control.
• Hibari identified Bartolomeo as a former crime boss and pirate whose underground business continued under the guise of an adventurer group.
• Sakazuki confronted Bartolomeo, and Sanji, Drake, Usopp, Kujaku, and Hibari withdrew from the burning ruins.
• Sakazuki transformed into a giant of lava and engulfed Bartolomeo and the survivors around him, destroying the barrier.
• Roy called Enel and asked him to bring Bartolomeo back for his useful fruit, but Enel found only a charred hand in the magma.

Roy reflected on the end of a call and discussed the Fleet Admiral position and his readiness with Sengoku, while life continued at the Cold Experimental Base. In Flower Country, the Blade Squad encountered three masked strangers, whose leader stopped them to ask questions.

• Roy learned that the person he had been trying to reach was already gone and brushed off the news.
• Garp dragged Ace and Luffy through the corridor as Zephyr trained Zoro and Kuina, while Vegapunk and his Six Great Satellites monitored the Three Emperors Seraphim.
• Sengoku asked Roy what he thought of becoming Fleet Admiral and offered to lend him a final hand, but Roy told him not to underestimate the younger generation.
• In Flower Country, Sanji, Usopp, Kujaku, Hibari, and Drake rested in an alley as three masked figures approached the Blade Squad.
• The masked leader addressed the Marines and said he needed to ask them a few things.

CP0 leader Guernica confronted Drake and the Navy's Blade Squad in the Flower Country, claiming authority to question them while investigating the Navy's ties to Gild Tesoro. The clash began, but a lightning-wreathed figure appeared behind Joseph and Gismonda and challenged Guernica for targeting his juniors.

• Guernica arrived with Joseph and Gismonda and announced that he could take Drake and the Blade Squad to Mary Geoise for questioning.
• Sanji rejected Guernica's authority, and Guernica resolved to force the squad to comply with his mission.
• Sanji and Guernica exchanged attacks as Usopp, Hibari, Kujaku, and Drake prepared to fight.
• Guernica noticed Joseph and Gismonda standing motionless, then saw a lightning-wreathed man holding their shoulders and asking if Guernica meant to harm his juniors.

Enel and Sanji defeated Guernica’s men, and Sakazuki confronted the CP0 agent over the order that had kept him from going to Hachinosu. Half an hour later, Sakazuki and Enel were aboard a Navy warship off the Flower Country, with Sakazuki saying he would deal with Guernica soon.

• Enel struck Joseph and Gismonda with lightning, knocking them unconscious despite their Tekkai.
• Sanji kicked Guernica into a stone wall, and Guernica accused the group of defying the World Government and the Five Elders.
• Sakazuki arrived and confronted Guernica about the order that had stopped him from going to Hachinosu.
• Sakazuki unleashed magma, engulfing the street in a fiery explosion.
• Half an hour later, Sakazuki and Enel stood aboard a Navy warship off the Flower Country, where Sakazuki said he would deal with Guernica soon.

The Five Elders discussed the Marines’ growing independence and ordered that the gods’ wrath be shown again, while Shanks tried to stop Shamrock from carrying out an undisclosed plan. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku announced that Sakazuki and Kuzan would decide the next Fleet Admiral by fighting.

• The Five Elders reviewed reports of CP0 agents being attacked, the Marines slipping beyond their control, and nations refusing to pay Heavenly Tribute.
• Saint Figarland Garling agreed to make the Marines witness God's Wrath again.
• Shanks asked his older brother Shamrock not to carry out a matter connected to the Five Elders’ arrangements, but Shamrock challenged his right to interfere.
• Sakazuki and Enel arrived at Marine Headquarters for a senior officers’ meeting about selecting the next Fleet Admiral.
• Sengoku said the choice was between Sakazuki and Kuzan, then announced that they should fight, shocking the assembled officers.

Sengoku nominated Kuzan for Fleet Admiral, but the Five Elders chose Sakazuki instead and ordered both admirals to Mary Geoise, hoping to drive a wedge between the Marines. Roy welcomed the plan as a chance to set events in motion, leaving Sakazuki and Kuzan preparing to confront the World Government.

• Sengoku formally submitted a nomination naming Kuzan as the next Fleet Admiral.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter proposed appointing Sakazuki instead to make Kuzan and Sakazuki clash and weaken the Marines.
• The Five Elders ordered Sakazuki and Kuzan to travel to Holy Land Mary Geoise to receive the appointment.
• Sengoku questioned Roy about the order, and Roy said they needed a fuse and would let the two make trouble.
• Sakazuki threatened the World Government, Kuzan called the mission difficult, and Kizaru looked forward to the coming spectacle.

Sakazuki and Kuzan arrived at Mary Geoise, where the Five Elders arranged a duel to decide who would become Fleet Admiral and test their loyalty. As the two Admirals faced each other in the plaza, both privately dismissed the Elders as fools.

• Sakazuki and Kuzan walked through Mary Geoise, their opposing heat and cold overwhelming the Celestial Dragon guards.
• The Five Elders gathered at the plaza outside the Power Hall to receive the two Admirals.
• Saint Garling criticized the Navy's growing independence and announced that Sakazuki and Kuzan would compete for the Fleet Admiral position.
• The Five Elders declared that the victor would become Fleet Admiral and the loser would step down, presenting the duel as a test of loyalty.
• Sakazuki and Kuzan faced each other as fire and frost spread across the plaza, while both privately thought the Five Elders were fools.

Sakazuki and Kuzan launched their duel in Mary Geoise, unleashing a devastating clash of magma and ice that battered Pangaea Castle and terrified the Celestial Dragons. As the Holy Knights deployed to stop them, Roy watched from above and told Borsalino that the destruction did not matter.

• The Five Elders tried to lead Sakazuki and Kuzan to a prepared dueling ground, but the Admirals attacked behind them with magma and ice.
• Sakazuki and Kuzan exchanged powerful attacks that shattered the plaza and sent the Five Elders flying.
• The Admirals’ battle ravaged Pangaea Castle and the surrounding Holy Land, while the Celestial Dragons cried out in fear.
• Shanks and Shamrock led the Holy Knights into the battle zone as Saint Mars ordered them to stop the Admirals.
• Borsalino questioned Roy about the destruction below, and Roy replied that it did not matter.

Sakazuki and Kuzan deliberately directed their fire-and-ice attacks toward the Celestial Dragons’ district, devastating Mary Geoise as the Five Elders struggled to contain the destruction. Saint Garling and the other Elders attacked them, and the chapter ended with Garling’s sword strike colliding with their combined assault at Pangaea Castle.

• Sakazuki and Kuzan clashed across Mary Geoise while the Five Elders struggled to maintain the Holy Land’s barrier.
• Sakazuki’s lava and Kuzan’s ice attacks veered toward the Celestial Dragons’ town, destroying palaces and killing Celestial Dragons and slaves.
• Shanks and Shamrock led the Holy Knights in an attempt to rescue Celestial Dragons in areas away from the battle.
• Saint Garling realized the Navy had lured them into a trap, abandoned the barrier, and attacked Sakazuki and Kuzan as the other Elders revealed their Mythical Zoan forms.
• Sakazuki and Kuzan combined their attacks against Garling, whose sword strike collided with their torrent of fire and ice and engulfed Pangaea Castle.

Sakazuki and Kuzan joined forces to nearly destroy Saint Garling, revealing that his Immortal Body could regenerate, while the other Elders and Shanks’s Holy Knights closed in on them. Roy and Borsalino arrived, and Roy struck Saint Mars after accusing the Elders of forcing his comrades to fight and then surrounding them.

• Sakazuki and Kuzan unleashed a combined fire-and-ice attack that disintegrated half of Saint Garling’s body, but he began regenerating.
• Sakazuki and Kuzan recognized Saint Garling’s Immortal Body and noted that Conqueror’s Haki coating could break it.
• Shanks led an elite force of Holy Knights to the battlefield as the four other Elders surrounded Sakazuki and Kuzan.
• Roy and Borsalino appeared above the Holy Land, and Saint Garling accused the Marines of rebelling.
• Kuzan and Sakazuki retorted that the Elders had arranged their fight, and Roy punched Saint Mars into the ground before condemning the Elders for surrounding his comrades.

Roy crippled Saint Mars with a single punch, making the Five Elders and Holy Knights hesitate as Shanks and Borsalino intervened. Shanks brokered a temporary end to the fighting, but Roy hinted that he regretted letting Shanks return to the Holy Land.

• Roy struck Saint Mars with Conqueror’s Haki, destroying his regeneration and leaving him bleeding and unable to heal.
• Saint Garling and the others recoiled at Roy’s power, while Shanks readied Griffon and sensed their hesitation.
• Shanks urged the Navy and the Five Elders to treat the clash as a misunderstanding, and Borsalino descended and traded remarks with him.
• Shanks called for a dignified end to the battle, warning that continued fighting would expose the Holy Land to the world.
• Saint Garling accepted a temporary truce, and the other Elders and Holy Knights withdrew as the battlefield quieted.
• Roy told Shanks he was beginning to regret letting him return to the Holy Land.

Saint Garling attacked Sakazuki with a dark power after taunting the Navy’s justice, forcing Roy and Kizaru to rescue Sakazuki and Kuzan. On a distant island, Roy sensed that the crisis had come sooner than expected, but hinted that he had a way forward.

• Roy dismissed the Admirals’ killing intent toward Shanks and asked Saint Garling whether he had anything else to say about the Navy’s Fleet Admiral choice.
• Saint Garling mocked Sakazuki’s Absolute Justice and Kuzan’s Free Justice, provoking Sakazuki and stirring the Admirals’ anger.
• Roy recognized a darkness like the power he had witnessed at God Valley and warned Saint Garling, but Garling unleashed Black Turn Domination beneath Sakazuki.
• Roy blasted apart the magic circle with Conqueror’s Haki as he and Kizaru teleported Sakazuki and Kuzan away from the void.
• On a distant island, Sakazuki thanked Roy, who watched the dark clouds over the Holy Land and said there was still a way forward.

Roy analyzed how Imu’s Black Turn Domination took hold of people overwhelmed by emotion and suspected Nika’s liberating laughter was its opposite. At Pangaea Castle, Imu ordered the Five Elders to retrieve Vegapunk’s invention and convene the Reverie early.

• Roy told Kizaru, Sakazuki, and Kuzan that Black Turn Domination had nearly taken control of Sakazuki and Kuzan through their extreme emotions.
• Roy reasoned that Imu had prepared Rocks to lose control and that the power worked through mental infiltration of an emotionally overwhelmed vessel.
• Roy connected Luffy’s laughter after awakening the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika, to freedom from the darkness, then said he had an idea for countering it.
• At Pangaea Castle, Saint Garling apologized to Imu for letting Roy and the others escape while Saint Mars regenerated from his injuries.
• Imu ordered the Five Elders to retrieve Vegapunk’s invention and convene the Reverie early.

After the Holy Land incident, Sengoku handed the Fleet Admiral post to Sakazuki, whose unexpectedly measured leadership began reshaping the Marines. Meanwhile, York entered the Mother Flame laboratory on Punk Hazard and hesitated over the safety valve as pressure from the World Government clashed with Vegapunk’s warning.

• Sengoku learned that Sakazuki had nearly been controlled by the black transformation and decided to pass the Fleet Admiral post to him.
• Sakazuki officially became Fleet Admiral and began integrating Marine institutions, rebuilding discipline, and improving the system.
• Enel saw Sakazuki arranging flowers and asked Roy whether he had been brainwashed; Roy explained that Sakazuki was training his heart to control his anger.
• York disabled the laboratory’s surveillance and entered the Mother Flame research area on Punk Hazard.
• York recalled her orders from the World Government and Vegapunk’s warning, then reached toward the Mother Flame’s safety valve.

Roy learned that York had stolen an unstable imitation of the Mother Flame, which Vegapunk had rigged to explode if used to power something requiring enormous energy. After the World Government called the Reverie early, the Marines prepared to escort the nations while secretly guarding against a trap, and Sengoku asked Roy to go because he sensed war.

• Vegapunk told Roy that York had stolen an unstable energy body disguised as the Mother Flame, and that it could explode if used to power something requiring enormous energy.
• Roy and Vegapunk agreed not to expose York yet, and Roy promised the plot would not harm civilians.
• The World Government ordered the Reverie to convene early, shocking the rulers of its fifty Affiliated Nations.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sakazuki, Sengoku, Tsuru, Roy, Kuzan, and Kizaru planned to escort the delegations while the Marines secretly set up defensive lines and chose their own routes.
• Sengoku asked Roy to accompany the escort, warning that he sensed war behind the Reverie.

Land Fish Island had become a shared home for Fish-Men, Merfolk, and humans, but Neptune worried about the World Government’s early Reverie and prepared to travel to Mary Geoise with Shirahoshi. Garp arrived to escort them with Luffy and Ace as kingdoms across the world set sail for the gathering.

• Fish-Men and Merfolk settled on Land Fish Island alongside humans after Jinbe secretly purged the island’s radicals.
• Neptune decided to attend the early Reverie with Shirahoshi while his three sons stayed behind to guard the kingdom, trusting Roy’s promise of a Navy escort.
• Garp arrived at the Royal Palace with Luffy and Ace, who were delighted to meet Shirahoshi.
• Kingdom ships and Navy escorts set out for Mary Geoise, and the Reverie officially began.

Neptune and Shirahoshi arrived at Red Harbor to attend the gathering at Mary Geoise, where the crowd welcomed the Ryugu Kingdom as an ally. Garp, Ace, and Luffy joined them as Navy escorts, and the harbor continued filling with ships from around the world.

• Neptune arrived at Red Harbor, where reporters and crowds celebrated the Ryugu Kingdom’s progress toward mermaid and human coexistence.
• Shirahoshi greeted the crowd confidently, showing Neptune that she had overcome her fear of appearing in public.
• Garp arrived with Ace and Luffy, drawing excitement as the three Navy relatives escorted the Ryugu Kingdom.
• Garp reminded Luffy to behave as a guard, while Ace teased him and the crowd watched the brothers.
• Ships from countries around the world sailed toward the harbor as the Ryugu Kingdom and Navy flags flew side by side.

At the eve of the Reverie, Saint Charlos tried to seize Shirahoshi as a slave, provoking Neptune and the Ryugu Kingdom delegation. Garp, Ace, and Luffy arrived as Charlos reached for her, and Ace and Luffy stepped forward to confront him.

• Saint Charlos spotted Shirahoshi at the Social Plaza and decided to add the mermaid princess to his slave collection.
• A CP0 member tried to warn Saint Charlos, but he threatened the agent with a golden pistol and continued toward the Ryugu Kingdom delegation.
• Saint Charlos reached for Shirahoshi, and Neptune tried to stop him before CP0 agents blocked his trident.
• Garp arrived with Ace and Luffy, criticizing Saint Charlos as Ace's fist ignited with flames and Luffy fixed him with a cold stare.
• Ace and Luffy stepped forward together as Saint Charlos remained unaware of the danger he faced.